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The Port of Vancouver Lookout looks out over Burrard Inlet to the east. You can see many working terminals at the Port. There are many plaque which describe some of the activities that take place at the port.
The plaque says:
Celebrating the Centennial of Stanley Park
The Port of Vancouver
LOOK-OUT
is presented to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation for the enjoyment of Canadians, and for our visitors whose homelands are linked to us by the oceans of the world.
The Vancouver Port Corporation
Captain Hector D. Perry
Chairman
November, 1988
The plaque says:
Cruising
The land-mark 'sails' of Canada Place welcome the Port's most elegant callers - the international cruise liners. Each year, the international cruise liners. Each year, thousands of passengers set sail from Vancouver's cruise ship terminals; voyaging north along Canada's West Coast, through the Inside Passage to Alaska, and its storied ports of call.
The plaque says:
Container Cargo
Bright orange container cranes locate the Port's major container terminals on the south shore. Consumer goods imported from many Pacific Rim nationals arrive in modern container ships to be distributed across the continent by high-speed trains. Recurring containers carry a variety of Canadian export products back across the Pacific.
The plaque says:
Agricultural Products
The distinctive silhouette of elevator terminals signal the Port's historic role as shipper of millions of tonnes of Canadian grain, such as wheat, barley, and canola to markets world-wide. More specialized products, including fresh and processed seafood, fruit and beef is exported in ventilated or refrigerated containers.
The plaque says:
Forest Products
The Port's diverse cargo sectors are handled by more than two dozen specialized terminals, including a variety of forest products facilities. Pulp, paper, logs and lumber are moved in general cargo vessels, wood chips in bulk ships, and certain higher-value wood products in containers.
The plaque says:
Minerals and Petroleum Products
Yellow sulphur from Alberta, potash from Saskatchewan, coal from British Columbia, Millions of tonnes of ore, concentrates, and petroleum products move through the Port's north shore terminals each year. From mine-site to rail-car to giant bulk carrier--Canada's mining resources are traded to nations on six continents.
The Port of Vancouver Lookout is located on the northeast corner of Stanley Park. It is just off of the Stanley Park Seawall and mere steps from the Brockton Point Lighthouse. Nearby is the Nine O'Clock gun.
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